This Week in SALS Youth Services
May 13, 2016
Short and sweet
It is always a wonderful thing for me to walk into a library and see what I learned in a workshop present itself in the real world. This past Monday I spent the early afternoon at the Bancroft Library in Salem, getting to know the new director Phyllis Alberici (please don't hesitate to give her a warm email welcome) and then briefly met with Karen Hickland.
Bancroft is a small library with a nook of a children's area and Karen has transformed the space into an Early Learning mecca for young readers. Salem's local youth association became defunct, and they gave what money remained in their account to the library, to be used for youth projects. The money is going to fund the play space and activity boxes. The play space will probably use around half that money; the activity boxes have used less than $100 at this point. The library also has story time bags that were funded by a donation from the Friends of the Library.
When I was at the library the Garden Center was ready for busy hands to play and learn.
To date the following play spaces were created:
-Breakfast Cafe
-Veterinarian's Office
-Bakery
-Building Site
-Garden Center
The others Karen has lined up and ready to go:
-Ice Cream Shop
-Pizza Parlor
-Puppet Theater (not quite ready, but close)
And then she is still debating how/if to do:
-Taco Stand
-Post Office
-Grocery Store or Farm Stand
-Community Helpers (fire department, police, etc.)
If you want to learn more about the play space please contact Karen at the library.
(518) 854-7463
3, 2, 1, Blast off
Michael Hadfield of the Corinth Free Library was invited to attend NASA's Mission to Mars Workshop in Waterville, NY as a presenter. He did a talk on implementing NASA training (he attended a training in 2013, and used the materials extensively) and also led several breakout sessions demonstrating kid-oriented projects that are easy, inexpensive and fun!
On Thursday May 19th, the Corinth Free Library will be launching impressive rockets on the football field at the school. For more information visit http://corinth.sals.edu
Upcoming Events
Strategies for Successful Partnerships and Outreach to Families with Young Children
Registration for morning session: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/r2rny34
Thursday, Jun 9, 2016, 09:30 AM
Southern Adirondack Library System, Whitney Place, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
Early Learning Spaces
Register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/r2rny34
Thursday, Jun 9, 2016, 01:30 PM
22 Whitney Place, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
Beanstack
I can't wait to hear how well it goes this summer.
It is probably too late to get started for June, but Beanstack is ready when you are. You can get your own personalized site any time of the year and connect your readers to your team, library events and community partners.
News from LibraryLand
Save the Date AUGUST 3rd
The event is free and lunch is provided. Darien Library is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is an easy trip on MetroNorth from New York. Register at https://kidlibcamp.wordpress.com/.
If anyone is interested, I will carpool from SALS with a nice early start - it's a beautiful drive.
The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2016. Please feel free to contact Matt with any questions. Calendars will be available for purchase at the annual NYLA conference in November!
Southern Adirondack Library System
Email: jferriss@sals.edu
Website: www.sals.edu
Location: 22 Whitney Place, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
Phone: 518 584-7300
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Twitter: @SouthernADKLib